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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Sep 17, 2026

AI

C3.ai, Inc.
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.9M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The CEO's concentrated selling at ~$10.50/share following low-cost derivative exercises suggests a lack of conviction at current levels. Monitor for any 10-Q or 8-K filing that could explain the timing — if no material news emerges, the pattern is consistent with routine portfolio diversification but still a negative signal given the CEO's role.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
AI ▲ +8.02% at T+20d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -8.02% · α vs SPY -7.81% · entry $10.48 → $11.32
Next anchor: T+60d in 6w
Latest observation: T+25 -16.86% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Sep 17, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+3.44%
call -3.44% · α -1.88%
$10.84
settled 6w ago
T+5d
+1.62%
call -1.62% · α -0.35%
$10.65
settled 5w ago
T+20d
+8.02%
call -8.02% · α -7.81%
$11.32
settled 12d ago
T+60d
Pending
in 6w

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Executive Summary

CEO Thomas Siebel and CFO Hitesh Lath sold a combined $1.93M in open-market shares over a 7-day window, with Siebel's sales totaling $5.02M when including earlier trades. The CEO's sales are tied to derivative exercises at $3.90/share, locking in a ~$3.3M profit, while the CFO's sale is a routine liquidity event at ~$221K. The total open-market sales represent ~0.3% of the company's market cap, a modest but notable insider outflow concentrated at the C-suite level.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$5.2M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Thomas Siebel sold 467,028 shares for ~$5.02M in open-market sales (Sep 11-16), all tied to derivative exercises at $3.90/share.
  • CFO Hitesh Lath sold 21,100 shares for ~$221K on Sep 16.
  • Total open-market sales: ~$5.24M, representing ~0.3% of market cap.
  • Siebel also gifted 21,986 shares (non-cash) and exercised 531,780 derivative shares at $0 or $3.90.
  • No 10b5-1 plan indicated for any of the sales.

Financial Impact

~$5.24M in open-market insider sales, ~0.3% of market cap

insider ownershipdilution

Risk Factors

  • CEO selling at a rate that could signal near-term headwinds or a belief the stock is fairly valued.
  • CFO selling alongside CEO amplifies the bearish signal, though the CFO's amount is small.
  • No 10b5-1 plan disclosed, leaving the sales open to interpretation as discretionary.

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-AI-1789685806786
17 reports for AI
Performance horizon
70% Hit rate @ T+1 7 of 10 directional calls Went positive at some point 10 of 10 best @ T+5▲ +15.05%Jun 17, 2026
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TypeNow
Oct 14, 2026
12d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$12.16 $11.32▲ +6.91%▲ +5.80%$12.38 (−1.77%)
Oct 14, 2026
12d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$12.16 $11.32▲ +6.91%▲ +5.80%$12.38 (−1.77%)
Oct 13, 2026
14d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$12.01 $11.67▼ −2.83%▼ −1.75%$12.38 (+3.04%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$10.48 $10.84▼ −3.44%▼ −1.88%$12.38 (−18.08%)
Aug 13, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$9.93 $9.70▲ +2.32%▲ +1.84%$12.38 (−24.62%)
Aug 13, 2026
10w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$10.18 $9.93▼ −2.46%▼ −2.26%$12.38 (+21.56%)
Aug 6, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$10.22 $10.40▼ −1.76%▼ −1.79%$12.38 (−21.09%)
Jul 2, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$9.28 $8.93▼ −3.77%▼ −3.30%$12.38 (+33.35%)
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$10.30 $9.70▲ +5.83%▲ +5.51%$12.38 (−20.15%)
Jun 12, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$10.90 $11.03▲ +1.19%▼ −0.57%$12.38 (+13.53%)
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Report published Sep 17, 2026